Oysters
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Shellfish Aquaculture - Harvest Hours [HB-857]
Repealing a restriction which prohibited the harvesting of shellfish between the hours of sunset and sunrise from certain areas leased for aquaculture; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish by regulation the hours for harvesting shellfish within leased areas.
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Gettr Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Oysters, Striped Bass, and Crabs - Commercial Authorizations - Suspensions and Revocations [HB-725]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from revoking a person's authorization to catch oysters, striped bass, or crabs unless the person has been convicted of or entered an accepted plea of nolo contendere to a certain crime; altering and establishing certain procedures for the suspension or revocation of an authorization to catch oysters, striped bass, or crabs; and authorizing the Department to reinstate a certain authorization under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements [HB-613]
Altering certain authorizations to recreationally catch clams in the State; establishing a recreational oyster license; requiring an applicant for a recreational oyster license to be at least 16 years of age; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to use a part of the application fees collected to replenish public fishery oysters bars; requiring the Department to issue complimentary or discounted recreational oyster licenses; authorizing certain individuals to catch oysters without a license under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species - Definitions, Petitions, and Regulations [HB-345]
Requiring certain petitions to review the listing or unlisting of endangered or threatened species to contain certain information regarding the distribution, life needs, habitat requirements, and status of the species; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to review and, if warranted, update certain regulations listing endangered or threatened species on or before July 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter; and altering the definitions of "fish" and "wildlife" for certain purposes.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Oysters, Striped Bass, and Crabs - Commercial Authorizations - Suspensions and Revocations [SB-317]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from revoking a person's authorization to catch oysters, striped bass, or crabs unless the person has been convicted of or entered an accepted plea of nolo contendere to a certain crime; altering and establishing certain procedures for the suspension or revocation of an authorization to catch oysters, striped bass, or crabs; and authorizing the Department to reinstate a certain authorization under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Definition of Shellfish - Alteration [SB-303]
Altering the definition of "shellfish" as it relates to certain provisions of law governing aquaculture to include live bivalves and bivalve shells.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension [SB-301]
Extending to June 30, 2027, the authorization of a leaseholder of certain aquaculture leases to, with prior written approval from the Department of Natural Resources, place shellfish, bags, nets, and structures on submerged aquatic vegetation, subject to certain requirements; and requiring, on or before June 1, 2025, and each June 1 for the next 2 years thereafter, the Department to report certain information to the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, the Chesapeake Bay Program, and the General Assembly.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development - Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation - Loans [SB-32]
Altering a certain loan program to authorize the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation to provide loans not exceeding $10,000 for each seasonal full-time job; expanding eligibility for the Maryland Watermen's Microloan Program within the Corporation to include, starting July 1, 2025, individuals who are residents of the State and hold a commercial fishing license to catch finfish, crabs, clams, or oysters issued by the Potomac River Fisheries Commission; etc.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to requirements for the closure of certain areas to the taking of oysters. [HB-4992]
Relating to requirements for the closure of certain areas to the taking of oysters.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for cultivated oyster mariculture. [SB-1763]
Relating to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for cultivated oyster mariculture.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for cultivated oyster mariculture. [HB-3604]
Relating to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for cultivated oyster mariculture.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license. [HB-3497]
Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the oyster license moratorium program and the permanent retirement of certain commercial oyster boat licenses. [HB-3445]
Relating to the oyster license moratorium program and the permanent retirement of certain commercial oyster boat licenses.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to establishing the oyster advisory committee of the Parks and Wildlife Department. [HB-3385]
Relating to establishing the oyster advisory committee of the Parks and Wildlife Department.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license. [SB-1434]
Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to requirements for the closure of certain areas to the taking of oysters. [SB-1395]
Relating to requirements for the closure of certain areas to the taking of oysters.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to establishing the oyster council of the Parks and Wildlife Department. [SB-1392]
Relating to establishing the oyster council of the Parks and Wildlife Department.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to oyster certificates of location; authorizing a fee. [SB-1032]
Relating to oyster certificates of location; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to oyster certificates of location and the closure of oyster beds; authorizing a fee. [HB-2475]
Relating to oyster certificates of location and the closure of oyster beds; authorizing a fee.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Oysters – Rotational Harvest – Pilot Program [HB-932]
Establishing the rotational harvest pilot program for oysters to be implemented by the Department of Natural Resources; requiring the Department to open certain areas of the Chesapeake Bay to the rotational harvest of oysters in certain manners; requiring the Department, before opening an area to oyster harvesting under the pilot program, to survey and investigate the area to collect certain baseline data and, after closing the area, to continue to monitor the area to collect certain additional data; etc.